We are talking about the problems of modern America, not feudal Europe. Land is not particularly scarce, and the poor don't really want to become subsistence farmers or even regular farmers. Just owning a plot of land is not enough to support a middle class family, if it ever was. There are also significant political issues like property taxes, estate taxes, etc, that make owning land more complicated and expensive.
Capital in general is what you mean I think. But even then interest rates are not particularly high, and if you give people money/capital, most people will not invest it to live off the interest.
Our entire society is now based upon the idea that you need to find an employer to pay you to do something. If no one wants/needs to pay you to do things, you are screwed.
Capital in general is what you mean I think. But even then interest rates are not particularly high, and if you give people money/capital, most people will not invest it to live off the interest.
Our entire society is now based upon the idea that you need to find an employer to pay you to do something. If no one wants/needs to pay you to do things, you are screwed.